Chapter 72: Task Perfection Innate Skill

  Innate skill!

  Chen Xiao's heart was filled with happiness...

  "This is actually the internal skill of Wang Chongyang's Qigong in the whole town! Wang Chongyang, as the first of the Five Absolutes, relies on this set of pre-heavenly skills!"

  Only Zhou Botong said: "My Shifu Wang Chongyang, ordinary people in the Jianghu only know that he is the first of the Five Absolutes, but actually they don't know that my Shifu's achievements are absolutely not just this. My Shifu is the ancestor of the Northern School of Dan Dao, ordinary people may not know how high my Shifu's status is, ah, right, Fifth Brother, Lü Dongbin do you know?"

  Lü Dongbin? That Lü Dongbin who is one of the Eight Immortals? Can Wang Chongyang be compared to Lü Dongbin?!

  Chen Xiao's eyes were both stunned by Zhou Botong's words, and he nodded desperately, saying: "I know, I know! What happened to Lü Dongbin?"

  Zhou Botong chuckled and said, "Lü Dongbin, originally named Lü Yan, styled Dongbin, alias Chunyangzi. He is one of the five ancestors of my Quanzhen Sect, and this Xiantian Gong was passed down from his time."

  "This... this... damn it, could this congenital skill actually be a fantasy cultivation technique?"

  Chen Xiao almost cried when he heard it.

  He just knew that congenital power was awesome, very awesome, but he didn't expect this congenital power to be so awesome! Oh my god!

  Zhou Botong continued, "Generally speaking, when it comes to the transmission of Dan Tao, people always mention Wei Boyang, Zhang Boduan, Lü Chunyang, my senior brother Wang Chongyang and so on. That's why many ignorant people often say that the Five Absolutes are now reduced to four, with Zhong Shentong Wang Chongyang having ascended to immortality. But even if he were still alive, it's not necessarily true that he was that formidable. Hmph! Those are all just a bunch of nonsense!"

  "As for my second brother Qiao's martial arts, it can be said that he is the best among the external family. Although I understand some of the internal family skills of the Quanzhen sect, I am not yet his match. It's just that external family martial arts practiced to his level are already at their peak. But the Quanzhen sect's martial arts have no limits, and my master brother's skills can only be said to have just caught a glimpse of the doorway."

  "When my senior brother won the title of 'Zhong Shentong', it wasn't just a matter of luck. Compared to Qiao Er's talent today, my senior brother's abilities back then were somewhat lacking. However, if he were still alive today and had continued to cultivate for over ten years, I think he would be evenly matched with Qiao Er. If he cultivated for another decade or so, Qiao Er might not even be his match. As for fighting against the likes of Dong Xie and Xi Du, it wouldn't take seven days and seven nights; just half a day would be enough to subdue them."

  Chen Xiao was tongue-tied, this innate skill that got more intense later on, how come the more he listened, the closer it felt to Qiuhuan Xiu's true method?

  Thinking of this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but think of the Great Martial Arts System and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "System, what level is this Innate Skill in your evaluation?"

  "Very soon, the system's voice in his mind responded: ' Innate talent, evaluation grade, excellent.'"

  Excellent, it's actually an excellent level of internal skill. However, since the system gave this evaluation level, that should mean that this innate skill is not the top-notch yet. I was saying, in this world, how can a fantasy cultivation technique like this appear...

  "Actually, my senior brother Wang Chongyang can only be said to have caught a glimpse of the entrance. This Innate Skill is the true orthodox method of the Mystic Gate, and the sole goal of practicing this skill is to become an immortal, not just to become the greatest master in the mortal world. There's something called the Three Treasures Theory of the Innate Skill. I don't know if it's true or false, but in any case, I'll tell you about it first, Fifth Brother."

  "This theory of the three treasures in sequence says that heaven, earth, and man are the three powers, and each of the three powers has three treasures. Heaven has three treasures: sun, moon, and stars; Earth has three treasures: water, fire, and wind; Man has three treasures: spirit, energy, and essence. If a person lacks one of these three treasures, he will die. The three treasures of man are also divided into pre-heaven and post-heaven. The pre-heaven three treasures are the original spirit, original energy, and original essence. The post-heaven three treasures are the acquired spirit, breathing energy, and interactive essence. The pre-heaven and post-heaven work together in harmony, and it is not easy to analyze them; unless one has reached the deepest level of mastery, they cannot be separated."

  "Alas, these are all jumbled up, I'm afraid I won't be able to cultivate it after all. However, fifth brother, you can try and see if it works for you, hehe."

  What the heck, isn't this the cultivation path of a fantasy novel?

  What is this system's rating based on?

  Chen Xiao was eager to learn this innate skill at this time, but unexpectedly, the voice in his mind sounded again.

  "Branch mission triggered, task analysis in progress..."

  "Analysis complete. Branch mission: Attempt to perfect innate abilities. Mission success, rewards given based on perfection level. Failure penalty, none."

  Chen Xiao: "......"

  Oh my god! The old rogue said that this innate skill is imperfect. Does the system mean to ask me to create a cultivation method myself?

  Fortunately, there is no penalty for failure, which is a comfort to the mind. Otherwise, if there was a failure that led to the host being deleted or something, it would be completely over.

  Chen Xiao hastily said: "Brother Zhou, then how does one cultivate this innate skill?"

  Zhou Botong raised his head and forgot about the sky, muttering to himself for a while before suddenly saying: "I've forgotten the mnemonic..."

  Chen Xiao: "......"

  Fortunately, Zhou Botong didn't have any ulterior motives and wasn't aware of the phrase "to whet someone's appetite", so he continued right away: "However, I do know some cultivation methods, let me tell you about them."

  Chen Xiao's little heart was pounding wildly with fright, but it's okay...

  "Just listen, Zhou Botong said: 'I've already told you how to condense your internal energy before, what I'm going to say now is the cultivation method of my innate skill. Besides the Dan Tian and Qi Hai in the abdominal area, there are 17 major acupoints that can be considered as a circle.'"

  "This innate skill requires quiet nourishment and transformation of energy as its first step."

  "Stillness is the main work of innate nature. If the mind is not still, then the breath has nowhere to return, and during practice, one cannot avoid drowsiness or a multitude of thoughts, leading to a scattered spirit and no progress in practice. To achieve stillness, one must cultivate habits in daily life, avoiding attachment in speech, hearing, sight, and movement, maintaining quietude, and nurturing the expansive energy in all activities, sitting, standing, walking, and lying down, so as not to obstruct the mechanism of entering stillness."

  "Unfortunately, I'm just not cut out for this sort of thing, so that innate skill is something I'll never be able to cultivate no matter what."

  "The ancients said: When walking, place your feet on the open road; when standing still, concentrate your spirit in the vast emptiness; when sitting, regulate the breath of the elixir field; when lying down, guard the pearl below the navel. Life and death are endless, and one's nature is preserved forever. The spleen energy naturally disperses, and one's temperament naturally becomes warm and harmonious. The heart has no withering fire, and thus it is suitable for practicing the Tao."

  Here is the translation:

  "Now, let's get to this point," said Zhou Botong, pulling Chen Xiao down to sit beside him. "The Xiantian Gong is about calming your mind first, and then using your fingers to press on the outermost circle of water, Shenque, Tianzhui, Wailing, Dajuhuang, Shuidao, Guilaicoming, Dahai, and Zhongji - these nine acupoints. Our Taoist sect has always adopted the yin-yang Taiji principle, and these nine acupoints are exactly on the outermost circular shape of the Taiji."

  "After massaging these nine acupoints for two cycles, return to the starting point of Shuifen, then go down through Zu Zhongzhu and You Qi, and finally back to the lowest point of Zhongji, which is exactly the trajectory of a yin-yang fish."

  "At this time, there are still about four full, Shendao, Yinjiao, Shimen, Guanyuan and other acupoints left, which are finally pressed with fingers."

  "After cycling for about ten days or a month, you can feel the Qi sensation gathering at the Qihai point. This is the first step in condensing internal energy with Pre-Heaven Gong, and that's considered successful."

  What Zhou Botong said is just the introductory chapter of the Xiantian Gong, and most Jianghu schools have their own secrets for gathering internal energy. It's not a profound place, but for Chen Xiao, it's absolutely the most important thing.

  This inner skill is a congenital skill, and it's even rated as "extremely good" by the system.

  Second, according to the introductory chapter of this innate skill, condense internal energy. Once condensed, the 24 years of cultivation rewarded by the system will be real and genuine 24 years of innate skill cultivation, without any discount!

  Thinking of this, Chen Xiao's heart was filled with joy, it was as if he was walking on the road and suddenly hit by a 50 million yuan lottery ticket on his head - the kind that can be redeemed immediately.

  "Then what's next after the introductory chapter, Big Brother Zhou?" Chen Xiao asked with a smile.

  Zhou Botong smiled and said, "After this introductory chapter, it's about how to absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. To be honest with you, this is where the Xiantian Skill is strongest. Other schools of martial arts do it by sealing off the pores, so that the internal energy doesn't leak out. But my master's Xiantian Skill is different. It's about absorbing external spiritual energy through the meridians all over the body to perfect oneself. At first, progress may be slow, but as one's skills deepen, the speed of absorbing spiritual energy also increases."

  "So I said, if my Shifu were alive today, his strength would definitely not be weaker than the six greatest peaks in the world. If he could live for another ten or twenty years, even the six greatest peaks would not be a match for him."

  My god, didn't you hear? Isn't this still Qihuan Xiu's internal power characteristic...

  Absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth...

  Chen Xiao hastily asked: "Brother Zhou, how can one absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"

  Zhou Botong said all this, and was getting a bit restless. This time he spoke quickly and directly: "It's just using internal energy to open up all the acupoints in the body one by one. After that, the internal energy keeps circulating and rotating within the acupoints, just like a windmill. At first when the internal energy is low, it rotates slowly, and absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth slowly too. As the internal energy becomes deeper and thicker, the rotation speed gets faster, and it absorbs even faster."

  Here is the translation:

  At this point, Zhou Botong jumped up with a whoosh, shouting like his buttocks were on fire: "I'm not coming! I'm not coming! Lecturing is the most tiring thing, Fifth Brother you practice the first step first, I'm going to play, hehe, hahaha!" In the blink of an eye, he vanished without a trace.

  At this time, Dongfang Bubai was meditating to replenish his internal energy, Zhou Botong had gone out to play, and Tian Boguang was resting, but only Chen Xiao sat there alone.

  It was already late in the day, around two o'clock in the afternoon. A gentle breeze blew, and it felt warm and comfortable on my skin.

  Chen Xiao's entire body relaxed, and he thought to himself: "This Xiantian Gong is naturally a high-level internal skill. But since the system prompted that this Xiantian Gong can still be improved, it seems that it can be made even better. Ah yes, I previously heard from Wang Furen about the Xiaowuxiang Gong, which can simulate various internal skills and techniques of different schools. It should be able to merge with this Xiantian Gong. Alright, let's do it!"

  At this time, Chen Xiao began to carefully study how to merge two kinds of martial arts.

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